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This break has been amazing so far.  Not particularly eventful I suppose, but still awesome and much-needed.
Regular activities for me this break:  playing video games, cooking, singing, uh i guess talking to ppl online, watching TV (thank God for 25 days of Christmas on ABC Family!!!), etc. 
There were 5 high school friends on my list to meet up with this break.  And guess how many I've gotten so far?  Zip.  I dunno, maybe I should've tried a little bit harder the week before Christmas?  Didnt' really have too much going on.  I guess I figured I had plenty of time left.  Which I sortaaa still do, but not really cuz we're doing another Toronto trip for 2 nights/3 days.  so in other words, not much more time for being lazy around the house and having opportunities to do stuff with friends....gotta make the most of the rest of break once i get back.

So, Christmas was really good this year.  I wish I could say presents had nothing to do with it, but that wouldn't be entirely true    This year's presents were the best I've gotten in a long time. 
- "On Food and Cooking - The Science and Lore of the Kitchen" by Harold McGee.  This book is the "why" behind the cooking, not just the "what".  It's definitely appealing to me to be able to know and tell people why I do certain things in the kitchen, and not resort to "just cuz".  Yay for learning!
- Starbucks giftcards.  Which seemed like an "eh" kinda gift when I got one at my grad party, but now that I actually go there often (like once a week, sometimes more!), it's perfect.
- Mini ESV Bible.  Exactly the same inside as the one I have already.  Including the identical bible reading plan.  Which means....I don't have to carry around my big bible to keep up with devotions!!!  mini size awesomeness.
- 2 Free movie ticket passes and a free drink coupon at AMC.  nice 
- Lots of cash which I used to buy:  Dragon Ball Origins for the DS (fun game) and Prince Caspian the movie (awesome movie, so glad I bought it). 

Of course, there was also good family time at Christmas, seeing our relatives and hanging out with cousins.  Good food, too.  Dang, Sam and I made some pretty darn good stuff.  Andddd, we had our brand new Sony LCD HDTV set up in time for the party, so we got to watch that too.  I loveeee that thing sooo much.  Bought it at Costco on Black Friday and it's the clearest TV I've ever seen.  Well, we dont have HD service/broadcast/whatever so not quite as clear as it was at the store, but the DVDs are clearer than ever, and also some channels that happen to broadcast in HD. 

What's this little bit of springtime I'm talking about?  57 degrees outside babyy
I have the window opened right now, on frickin December 17th at 10 pm and it's nott cold!!  how amazing is that?  And I do love the smell too.  Reminds me of spring when I went to visit Ann Arbor and my buddies there, the smell of the morning when I got up early for Rachael to pick me up, and the smell afterwards when I came back from hanging out with Jack or Will or Chelsea or other Good News/AIV people.  Brings back sweet memories of one of my best summers ever.  I love it 
Of course, it's supposed to be all gone by...tomorrow.  But ahh it's nice.